EP2791300B1 - Patterned candle wick - Google Patents
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- EP2791300B1 EP2791300B1 EP12809517.1A EP12809517A EP2791300B1 EP 2791300 B1 EP2791300 B1 EP 2791300B1 EP 12809517 A EP12809517 A EP 12809517A EP 2791300 B1 EP2791300 B1 EP 2791300B1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11C—FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM
- C11C5/00—Candles
- C11C5/006—Candles wicks, related accessories
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/36—Removing material
- B23K26/38—Removing material by boring or cutting
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D3/00—Burners using capillary action
- F23D3/02—Wick burners
- F23D3/08—Wick burners characterised by shape, construction, or material, of wick
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D3/00—Burners using capillary action
- F23D3/02—Wick burners
- F23D3/16—Wick burners using candles
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- the candle wick of the present application is a substantially planar wick formed with a three-dimensional pattern.
- the contours of this pattern are determined by the desired flame characteristics or the desired visual aesthetics of the pattern itself.
- US 2011/024945 A1 describes a candle having a body of a meltable fuel and a planar wick.
- WO 02/099022 A1 describes a candle having a colourant wick.
- DE 20 2007 012159 U1 describes a candle having a wick containing alkaloids or metal particles.
- EP 2 594 627 A1 describes a wooden wick having a booster member adhered to it.
- Planar candles wick are well-known in the art of candle making.
- a "planar" wick is one which has a surface with a width "W" sufficient to form a pattern along the surface. This surface need not be flat or without contours.
- the planar wick may be formed into any shape known in the art.
- Planar wicks can include wicks such as those disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/449,886 , entitled Flexible Wick, filed on April 18, 2012.
- Planar wicks, as shown in Fig. 2 have a thickness "T” that is perpendicular to the width. As shown in Fig. 1 , they also have a length "L” that is perpendicular to both the width and thickness.
- a patterned candle wick (1) can be made of any material (2) known in the art for making candle wicks. It can be made by any method known in the art to make planar candle wicks.
- the patterned wick (1) can be made of wood, paper, textiles, combinations of any of these materials, and any other material that is itself flammable and has the ability to transport melted wax or other fuel toward the candle flame to be burned.
- a patterned wick (1) can control the amount of fuel carried to the flame because, in general, the more wick material (2) present in the patterned wick, the more fuel provided to the flame and the larger the resulting flame.
- the pattern (3) can be formed in the wick by laser cutting, water jet, other known methods of cutting, punching, perforating, or molding.
- the pattern can be woven into the wick itself, or introduced by any mechanical or chemical treatment known to produce a pattern in the material of the candle wick. Examples of the comparison of cut-outs created by laser cutting and perforation (5) is shown in Fig. 3 .
- the pattern varies through the thickness of the wick, such that it is a three-dimensional pattern.
- An example of a three dimensional pattern is shown in Fig. 1 and 2 where the flag portion (6) of the pattern (3) is thicker than the portion with rectangular cut outs (7).
- the pattern varies along the length to provide a flame with different characteristics either across its length as the candle burns.
- a rectangular pattern can be adjusted by changing the amount of wick material (2) left between cut-outs (8), or the orientation of the cut-outs, or designs, as shown in Fig. 4 and 5 .
- the amount of wick material exposed to the flame as well as the amount of wick material carrying fuel to the flame can be adjusted. Adding or subtracting material (2) to the wick will typically produce higher or lower flames.
- the term "cut-out” is not meant to be limited to an area of wick material that has been removed after the wick was produced. It also refers to any area across the width or thickness or length of the wick where there is no wick material, no matter how that area was formed.
- Other exemplary patterns are shown in Fig. 10 , 11 , and 12 .
- wick material (2) used in the patterned wick will also affect the flame characteristics that will result from a particular patterned wick.
- the characteristics of wick material are well-known in the art. In light of this knowledge and the teachings contained herein, one of skill in the art will understand how to achieve the desired flame characteristics.
- a planar wick with a decorative pattern such as a flag, ( Fig. 1 ) or a snowflake ( Fig. 6 ) and Fig. 9 or an animal Fig. 7 and 8 can be produced.
- a company logo, name, or other mark can also be formed in a patterned wick (1).
- a gel wax, oil, or other translucent fuel material which are well-known in the art, may be used in the candle so that the pattern in the wick is visible through the candle.
- a more opaque wax or other fuel may be used with a wick that contains a pattern that is visible above the top surface of the candle.
- a more opaque wax or other fuel that becomes translucent or clear upon melting can be used to allow the patterned wick to be viewed while the candle is burning.
- the present candle wick embodiments may be used in any candle configuration.
- Candles (10) containing the patterned wick (1) can be produced by any methods known in the art for assembling candles with planar wicks.
- each candle wick (1) can be used in a free-standing candle or in a candle contained within a receiving container (9) as shown in Fig. 13 .
- the receiving container (9) may be, for example, a candle jar.
- the jar may be made of glass or any other suitable material.
- the jar may be configured to contain a candle fuel, such as wax.
- the patterned wick has a different pattern at the top of its length than it does at the bottom of its length, which permits a candle to be placed in a tall, thin jar. Without such a patterned wick, a candle wick produces a flame of the same intensity along its entire length. In a tall, thin candle jar, the heat from the flame is less able to escape as the candle burns further into the jar. If the candle flame has the same intensity when it burns towards the bottom of the jar as it had at the top of the jar, it can increase the likelihood that the jar will break as the candle burns down into the jar.
- the wick includes a pattern that allows for more fuel to be carried to the flame at the top of candle and less fuel to be carried to the flame as the candle burns down into the jar.
- the wick material between the cut outs was 0.0024" in width.
- the wick material between the cut outs was 0.0012" in width.
- the wick of example 1 burned hotter than the wick of example 2.
- a staggered rectangular pattern, as shown in Fig. 1 was laser cut into a wick made of corrugated cardboard.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US201161570447P | 2011-12-14 | 2011-12-14 | |
PCT/US2012/069858 WO2013090789A1 (en) | 2011-12-14 | 2012-12-14 | Patterned candle wick |
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EP2791300A1 EP2791300A1 (en) | 2014-10-22 |
EP2791300B1 true EP2791300B1 (en) | 2018-08-01 |
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US (2) | US9644172B2 (zh) |
EP (1) | EP2791300B1 (zh) |
KR (1) | KR20140102737A (zh) |
CN (1) | CN103998589B (zh) |
AU (1) | AU2012351979B2 (zh) |
CA (1) | CA2858846A1 (zh) |
MX (1) | MX350693B (zh) |
WO (1) | WO2013090789A1 (zh) |
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AU2019255225A1 (en) * | 2018-04-16 | 2020-11-05 | Lumetique, Inc. | Wicks for candles and other lighting devices |
US20240110127A1 (en) * | 2022-09-29 | 2024-04-04 | Lumetique, Inc. | Planar wick with engraved booster |
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US2279354A (en) * | 1940-08-03 | 1942-04-14 | Russell Mfg Co | Woven wick |
EP2594627A1 (en) * | 2011-11-15 | 2013-05-22 | Melynda S. Delcotto | Wooden wicks including a booster for a candle and method of making |
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EP2594627A1 (en) * | 2011-11-15 | 2013-05-22 | Melynda S. Delcotto | Wooden wicks including a booster for a candle and method of making |
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CN103998589B (zh) | 2020-12-25 |
CA2858846A1 (en) | 2013-06-20 |
MX2014007193A (es) | 2014-08-21 |
AU2012351979A1 (en) | 2014-07-10 |
US20170158987A1 (en) | 2017-06-08 |
CN103998589A (zh) | 2014-08-20 |
MX350693B (es) | 2017-09-13 |
EP2791300A1 (en) | 2014-10-22 |
US20130157207A1 (en) | 2013-06-20 |
US9644172B2 (en) | 2017-05-09 |
KR20140102737A (ko) | 2014-08-22 |
AU2012351979B2 (en) | 2016-04-07 |
WO2013090789A1 (en) | 2013-06-20 |
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